New Releases
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The Estigma?
Doc, 52 / 73 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Martí Sans
Produced by: Martí Sans & Pablo Sánchez
Languages: Spanish with English subtitles
Set in contemporary Spain, this provocative film unreels the history and mutations of Judeophobia with The ignorance and rejection of Judaism are still present in many sectors of our society. A timely film about a very relevant topic.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Apollonia
Doc 64 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Ofir Trainin
Produced by: Micha Shagrir & Tal Barda
Sponsored by: IBA - Israel Channel One
Language: Hebrew, Russian, Polish with English subtitles
Spy or double agent? This story of one man is also the story of the Cold War and how it continues to affect us to this day.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Shapira & I
Doc, 57 min, 2014Written & Directed by: Yoram Sabo
Produced by: Yoram Sabo
Sponsored by: The Second Authority for Television, the Gesher Foundation, the AviChai Foundation, Marc Rich Foundation
Language: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
An obsessive filmmaker hot on the tracks of one of the most fascinating enigmas of modern scholarship. A tale of forgery and discovery that spans years and locations.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
When People Die They Sing Songs
Doc 47 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Olga Lvoff
Produced by: DiploDocus LLC
Language: English with English and Russian subtitles
A mother-daughter bond is strengthened through the melodies of the past. 93 year old Regina looks back, and together with her daughter, revitalizes their relationship and the ability to go on.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Waves of Memory
Doc, 75 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Gad Aisen
Produced by: Gad Aisen & Gilad Reshef – Making Waves Ltd.
Animation by: Sharon Michaeli
Sponsored by: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts & Israel Chanel 10
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Memory can be a tricky thing. In this moving documentary we learn about an historical event that is remembered differently by its various participants. A 1946 shipwrecked boat with Jewish refugees on board is the site of the original memory which has become opaque over the years.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Brundibar Revisited
Doc, 88 min, 2014Written and directed by: Douglas Wolfsperger
Produced by: Anna Maria Gadebusch – Douglas Wolfsperger Film Produktion
Sponsored by: WDR, ARTE
Language: German with English subtitles
A moving journey in which a Berlin-based youth theater troupe and an elderly survivor of Theresienstadt put on the children’s opera Brundibar, in which she took part almost 70 years ago.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
An Apartment in Berlin
Doc 84 min, & 55 min, 2014Directed by: Alice Agneskirchner
Produced by: Christian Beetz - Gebrueder-Beetz Film Productions
Sponsored by: ZDF & 3SAT
Language: English, German and Hebrew with English subtitles
Berlin has become a magnet for young Israelis - and the three characters at the center of this film are no expectation. More than 100 years ago Simon and Rosa Adler came to Berlin from Galicia to fulfil their dreams. Their apartment is now lovingly restored by three young Israelis. Along with the filmmaker they examine the complex connection to the history of Germany.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Jewish Identity in France
Doc, 34 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Gilad Inbar
Co-Writers: Gilad Inbar & Amitai Achiman
Produced by: Amitai Achiman
Sponsored by: Beit HaTfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People
Language: French, Hebrew and English with English subtitles
A visit to Paris of today and a look at the Jews who live there.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Village of Peace
Doc, 64 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Ben Schuder and Niko Philipides
Produced by: Ben Schuder, Sam Schuder, Niko Philipides
Executive Producer: Amar’e Stoudemire
Language: English and Hebrew
This beautifully shot documentary offer a rare glimpse into the unique community of the African-Hebrew Israelites.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90